Feeding trough and method of making same



Oct; 21, 1930. E. c. LORENTZEN FEEDING THOUGH AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed m. 10, 1928 [rave/2502' UNITED, STA

for poultry and the like.

feeding troug wood, which is so which are in common use.

Ihave found in actual use that the metal relative to each other. troughs are objectionable due to the fact that too great due to the fact that the fowls'waste the fowls peck the side of the trough when v a large amount of the food as the inside faces gathering food, which results in their'bills of the body portion are not stee becoming sore and irritated to such an extent prevent-the food from falling out. I also thatthey willnot feed properly. I find that find that by providing the an est material for this urless than 90, theobjection, of

wood is about the 'b I becoming irritated, s considerably overcome,

' pose. I amawareofthe fact'that wood eed- Patented Oct. 21, 1930 'riinnme THOUGH AND ME D or MAKING SAME ,Applicsitionfiled January 10, 192a SerialpNo. 245,699.

90, preferably 75 or 80.

TES PATENT OFFICE EDWARD o. LOBENTZEN, or soRAN'roN, IOWA Troughs having e their sides at 90 I find this angle is gle of the walls the fowlsbills ing troughs have been in common use for a due to "the fact that they strike the sides of nailed adjacent to which results in a leaky trough in a short time, as the wood swells andcontracts.

formthe two side members of the trough incheaply con vent leaking. I

Afurther object is to provide an improved of the body portion 13 is provided with ingood many years, but they are usually conthe trough with a slanting blow rather than structed of two pieces, the edge of one being a direct blow, as is the case when the trough the edge of the other, is formed on ,an angle of 90.

The end members 11 are formed triangular and of a thickness-about equal to the thick It is a furtheibj t f my invention to ness of thewalls ofthe body portion, said end members being secured in position by means ofsuitable nails or screws 12. After A further object is to provide improved end the members 11 have been secured in posimembers for the side portions which may be tion, I have provided a triangularly shaped structed, and yet will bind the sheet metal body portion 13 which is of the said edge and side memberstogether to presame sizeas the end of the trough, including the ends of the side members. Each edge p enough to v This invention relates to feeding troughs the trough is formed substantiallyV-shaped in cross section, the sides being mounted at of my invention is to provide a an angle relative to each other of less than h of light material, such as fter than the metal troughs body portions constructed of two side members nailed together hav method-of forming th id d d me wardly extending'flange portions '14 and 15.

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bers for said trough.

forth, pointed outin my claims, and d in the accompanying drawlngs, 1n

of the trough as completed.

7 These troughs are particu Figure 1 is a perspective View of one end be used in feeding crates, such as used 7 poultry feeders, and must necessarily be of My improved trough comprises side memcheap construction. To cheapen the conbers 10 and end members 11. The body of struction of the trough as much as possib1e,I

- The body portion 13 is placed in position My invention consists in the construction, against the'outer end of the end member 11 ment and combination of the various with the flanges l l'adjacent tothe outer faces the device, whereby the objects conofvthe .body portion 10, while the member 15 lated are attained, as hereinafter more is mounted on the upper edge of the member 11." Nails or other suitable fastening devices 16 are used for securing the said flanges to v I the end members of said body portions. The Figure 1 is a perspective view ofsegmental members 15 and 14 are designed to fit snugly. portions of the stock from which my im- By this arrangementit will be seen that l the sides 10 are rigidly held mental perspective view of elededges of the jmembers,

the reinforcing end memagainst the bev- 11, so that the joint between the said beveled edges of the member lland the side of the trough are Figure 3 is a perspective View of the reinformed water. tight.

forcing end members. larly designed to have used the following method of construction, which consists in first providing a rectangular piece of timber of a length equal to the length of the side members of the trough, and ot a width equal to the distance between the upper edges of the side members, and may be of any convenient height. The body portions are then form ed by setting the timber at an angle relative to a saw, the sides out the timber being at an angle of about 4&0". A longitudinal out is then made which extends to a. point midway between the sides of the timber. The timber is then turned end for end, and a second. cut is made which will remove a. piece of timber designated by the numeral 17 having the shape of a three sided prism. The timber may then be elevated and a second cut made, leaving the desired thicle ness of the trough between the i'irst two cuts. The timber is then reversed end for end and a second cut made with the result that a V- shaped trough member is removed, the sides of which are formed integral. This operation may be continued until the entire timber has been cut up into tron The body portions are tnen stacked in piles in the same relation to each other as they were when removed from the timber. These piles are allowed to cure, which greatly assists in preventing the side members from warpin as the side members of one trough will hold the side members of the adjacent trough in place.

To form the end members 11, I take the member 17 and cut it into a series of transversely arranged blocks, in the manner indicated by the transverse lines 1.8. It will be seen that the beveled edges otthe blocks are exactly the same angle as the trough. By this means the end meinljiers are quickly, accurately and cheaply formed. After the side members have cured, the end. members ll are applied and the trough coi'istructed in the manner before stated.

Thus it will be seen I have provided :1 teed iug trough ot simple, durable and inexpensive eonstriurtion.

It will further be seen that. I have provided an improved method oi forming the body portion of the trough. which iesults in an article which can be easily and quickly assembled and which is rigid and tight.

I claim as my invention l. The method of fori'ning a feeding trough having a 'V-shaped body portion and triangularly shaped end members, which consists in first forming a timber rectangular in cross section of a width equal to the width oi. the trough and of a length equal to the length of the trough, then cutting the timber longitudinally into V-shaped trough members, then removing the prism} shaped member which results therefrom, then cutting said prism shaped member transversely to form triangularly shaped end members, stacking the trough members to season, and then secu ring the end members into position.

2. The method of forming a feeding trough having a ii-shaped body portion and triangularly shaped end members, which consists in first forming a timber rectangular in cross sect-ion ot a width equal to the width of the trough and of a length equal to the length of the trough, then cutting the timber longitudinally into \Lshaped trough members, then cutting a prism shaped member transversely form triangular-1y shaped end members, stacking the trough members to season, and in overlapping relation to each other in the same manner as out from the timbers, and then securing the enu members into p sition.

method of forming a feeding having ii-shaped body portion and triangulariy shaped end members, which consists in first forming a timber rectangular in cross section of a width equal to the width the trough and or a length equal to the ih otthc trough. then cutting the timber jtudinally into i-shaped trough memstacking the trough members to season, and in overlapping relation to each other in the same manner as cut from the timbers, and securing the triangularly shaped end members therein.

4. The method of forming a feeding trough having a V-s raped body portion and triangularly shaped end members, which consists in. first "forming a timber rectangular in cross section of a width equal to the width oi'f t e tron h. and of a length equal. to the length of the trough, then cutting the timber lon: L linally into xi-shaped trough members, .ihen removing the prism shaped inemher which results there'lrom, then cutting the said prism shapedmembers transversely to iorm triangularly shaped end members, and then securing the end members in position.

Des Moines, Iowa, June t, 1925.

EDWARD C. LORENTZEN. 

